anger

See also: Anger and ånger

anger - English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˈæŋɡə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA: /ˈæŋɡɚ/
  • Hyphenation: an‧ger

Noun

anger (countable and uncountable, plural angers)

  1. A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, or threat.
    • Synonyms: see anger
    • You need to control your anger.
  2. (obsolete) Pain or stinging.

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Verb

anger (third-person singular simple present angers, present participle angering, simple past and past participle angered)

  1. (transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
  2. (intransitive) To become angry.
    • Synonym: get angry (see angry for more)
    • You anger too easily.

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anger - Cornish

Noun

anger m

  1. anger (strong feeling of displeasure)

anger - Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɑŋːer/, [ˈɑŋːe̞r]
  • Syllabification: an‧ger

Noun

anger

  1. (dialectal) eel

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈɑŋːer/, [ˈɑŋːe̞r]
  • Syllabification: an‧ger

Noun

anger

  1. (dialectal) plant of the genus Filipendula

anger - Middle English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈanɡər/

Noun

anger (plural angers)

  1. Grief, painfulness, or discomfort; a feeling of pain or sadness.
  2. A trouble, affliction, or vexation; something that inflicts pain or hardship.
  3. Angriness, ire; the state of being angry, enraged, or wrathful.
  4. Indignation, spitefulness; the feeling of being wronged or treated unfairly.
  5. (rare) Irritableness; the state of being in a foul mood.

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Descendants


Verb

anger

  1. Alternative form of angren

anger - Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

anger m (definite singular angeren) (uncountable)

  1. regret, remorse, contrition, repentance, penitence

anger - Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

anger m (definite singular angeren) (uncountable)

  1. regret, remorse, contrition, repentance, penitence

anger - Swedish

Verb

anger

  1. present tense of ange.

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Meaning and Definition of anger
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